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Among the four newest cases reported from Saudi Arabia today, three are from Riyadh.
Transmission in healthcare settings has medical officials bracing for more cases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement yesterday confirming that a wild poliovirus case has not been detected in Africa for 1 year.
US entomologists call for integrated research and technology to halt the spread of ticks.
Also, Saudi authorities reported four more cases in a steadily growing Riyadh outbreak.
Eighteen cooling tower sites have tested positive for Legionella in or near theSouth Bronx area rocked by an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that has sickened 113 people recently, according to a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) press release yesterday.
Saudi Arabian health authorities have infection-source clues for only 5 of the 10 cases, one of which involves a health worker from another country.
The man's infection is Spain's first that didn't involve travel to an endemic area.
A total of 83 Cyclospora infections have been reported from four Canadian provinces, according to an Aug 8 press release from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
Researchers discussed unique opportunities to learn about the after-effects of Ebola and how to manage them, as well as knowledge gaps, study protocols, and how to build research capacity in outbreak nations.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported 3 new MERS-CoV cases in Riyadh including 1 in a healthcare worker, bringing to 10 the number of cases confirmed in the city in the past 5 days.
As Riyadh confirms another case, local media are reporting a family cluster in the area.
Animal health officials in Ghana and Ivory Coast yesterday reported more highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in poultry, signaling a continuation of virus activity that reemerged late last year in Africa.
Experts are meeting this week to discuss survivor care, keeping clinical samples, and setting research priorities.
In an ongoing trickle of MERS-CoV cases, especially from the Riyadh area, Saudi Arabia's health ministry today reported another infection. The latest case involves a 38-year-old Saudi man, and though he is from Riyadh, it's not clear whether his illness is part of recent transmission occurring in the city's hospitals or is from the community.
Coordination among health facilities can cut both disease burdens.
Saudia Arabia's case count reaches 1,063, while South Korea gives its health minister the boot over handling of the outbreak there.
A trial to see if a lower dose of one of the leading Ebola vaccine candidates can reduce reactions such as arthritis and skin rashes found that the effects persisted and that decreasing the dose had a negative impact on immune response. An international research team based in Switzerland published their findings on the lower VSV-EBOV dose yesterday in an early online edition of Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Roasting a pig is a complex process, with several food safety steps to keep in mind.
Veterinary officials in two countries reported highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks from different strains, H5N6 in Vietnam and H3N2 in Taiwan.
